Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

Cozy quilts and drafty barns: What could they possibly have in common? Memories! Both represent a connection to a simpler time in America. Quilts are often made from scraps of fabric, sewn together ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A few winters ago, a case of cabin fever set in. We yearned for the warmth and color of spring, but it ...

Last year, Sweetums and I were on one of our road trips through rural Alabama when we spotted a See Rock City barn and stopped to take a photo. The barn next to it was picturesque also: It featured a ...

As late-winter brown gives way to spring green, a drive through north-central Minnesota offers some surprising and unexpected flashes of color on barns, businesses and other buildings. The oversized ...